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Tips By William Gallagher Monday, January 21, 2019, 12:34 pm PT (03:34 pm ET) Apple could make it less of a chore, but in just a few steps you can download playlists and albums directly to your Apple Watch. AppleInsider demonstrates how to keep your favorites on your wrist and leave your iPhone behind. We've covered in detail how oddly confusing music on Apple Watch is, how hard it is to know whether you're playing music that's physically on your Apple Watch or is being streamed over your data plan. There are buttons that take you to different places depending on when you press them. There are screens that do different things depending on which route you take to them. And then there's the fact that if you ask Siri to play some music, it will always stream it via your iPhone whether or not you've already downloaded it to your Watch. Now you know how it works, though, you're ready for its foibles and you can get around many of them by physically getting music onto your Apple … [Read more...] about How to choose what music gets stored on your Apple Watch

What just happened? Out of all of the eSports out there, sim racing seems to be the one that comes the closest to replicating a real-world sport both in its physics and the skill required to compete. Enzo Bonito demonstrated this by beating pro Formula E champion Lucas Di Grassi in a real event. Racing simulations like Assetto Corsa, Project Cars, and iRacing try to capture the realistic feeling of racing a high-horsepower car. For the most part, they do a pretty good job replicating the physics, but there is still a vast difference between sim racing and its real-life counterpart. However, spending hundreds of hours in realistic racing simulators seems to be paying off for at least one eSports driver. Enzo Bonito, who has mastered Assetto Corsa and iRacing, has just beaten Brazilian F1 and WEC racing star Lucas Di Grassi in a real-world race. The win occurred over the weekend at the Race of Champions in Mexico. The event attracted racing stars from all categories of motorsports … [Read more...] about Sim racer beats former F1 driver in real-world event

Editorial By Andrew O'Hara Monday, January 21, 2019, 11:18 am PT (02:18 pm ET) We tried to take on the Consumer Electronics Show with nothing but USB-C, and the effort just highlighted how far the new standard has to go. While it can power your gear quickly, trying to use only USB-C wasn't great —but that doesn't have much to do with Apple. When the AppleInsider team headed out to Las Vegas to tackle the monster that is CES, we did so with chargers, cables, and dongles galore. This year, we thought we'd try to rely on 100 percent USB-C for all our charging needs. With USB-PD and assorted quick charge technologies, it seemed like a solid option. But as it turns out, it is far too early to go all-in. Don't get us wrong —everything now can be powered off USB-C. My MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, Nikon Z 7, Apple Watch, iPhone, and battery packs all can draw power by way of USB-C. Unfortunately, that was easier said than done. Heading into CES all our gear was charged. We powered … [Read more...] about Surviving the most technologically advanced trade show solely on USB-C was a nightmare

The big picture: Regardless of whether or not you're 100 percent onboard with the direction of the project, I think we can all agree that it's good news that Nightdive Studios was able to get the train back on the tracks. When it'll arrive at the station, however, remains to be seen. Nightdive Studios, the developer behind the remake of 1994 classic System Shock, recently shared some pre-alpha footage featuring artwork that’ll appear in the final game. The two-and-a-half minute clip showcases the game’s protagonist traversing various corridors of a large space station, just like in the original. This time around, however, the graphics have been enhanced significantly, creating an eerie yet modern atmosphere that begs to be explored. Nightdive also shared some additional static artwork that its developers have been working on including lounge areas for Citadel employees and a vegetation system to create overgrowth in other areas as well as various ship components like outer … [Read more...] about System Shock remake teaser shows off final artwork

Hands-On By Lester Victor Marks Monday, January 21, 2019, 10:03 am PT (01:03 pm ET) At the tail end of 2018, Google changed the name of their MVNO carrier service from Project Fi, to Google Fi and opened up support to the iPhone. AppleInsider has been using it for a while even before the announcement, so let's take a look at the service now that you don't have to jump through hoops to use it on an Apple device. Google Fi is an MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator. They don't own any towers, but they do operate the website people use to sign up for services, billing, and customer support, but that's really it. Who really provides the service behind the Google Fi name? For compatible Android phones, it's T-Mobile and Sprint, with some creative switching between the two to provide the strongest signal to the phone. The iPhone is provisioned by T-Mobile, so, ideally, you need a Verizon- or Sprint-compatible iPhone in order to use Google Fi.Getting started with Google Fi isn't … [Read more...] about Google Fi for the iPhone solid for travelers, but still has same carrier customer service nonsense